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On September 24, 2025, the City of Calgary officially named two bridges over the Bow River in memory of Corporal (Cpl) Nathan Hornburg. Nathan Hornburg was a member of the King's Own Calgary Regiment remembered for his bravery, compassion, and service. The Corporal Nathan Hornburg Memorial Bridge is located along Stoney Trail Northwest just south of the Nose Hill Drive NW ramps. Eighteen years earlier, on September 24, 2007, while serving on a NATO mission in Afghanistan, Cpl Hornburg was...

On Sunday, November 9, 2025, the King’s Own Calgary Regiment held a graveside ceremony honouring Corporal (Cpl) Gawen Foster, who served in the 50th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (50th Bn CEF), and was wounded during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The King’s Own Calgary Regiment perpetuates the 50th Bn CEF. Cpl Foster’s story started in the United Kingdom: he was born in 1895 in Hexham, England. Little is known about his early life. His family emigrated to Canada in September of 1906 and...

On May 1st, 2025. Patrick H. Brennan, a military historian, released his book called “Onward: The King’s Own Calgary Regiment in Peace...